ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 13588
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| Date: | Tuesday 22 February 1977 |
| Time: | 17:05 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-31-310 Navajo |
| Owner/operator: | B.C. Leasing |
| Registration: | N9145Y |
| MSN: | 31-194 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Springdale, Washington County, Arkansas -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Dallas/Fort Worth Airport, Texas (DFW/KDFW) |
| Ambert–St. Louis International Airport , St Louis, Missouri (STL/KSTL) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Written off (destroyed) 22 February 1977 when broke up flight and crashed near Springdale, Washington County, Arkansas (at approximate Coordinates: 36°10′53″N 94°8′45″W) whilst en route between Fort Worth, Texas, and St. Louis, Missouri. All five persons on board (pilot and four passengers) were killed. According to the official NTSB report into the accident:
"Airframe failure in flight: elevator not re-balanced after repainting, rivet nut improperly installed. Aircraft flew into turbulence that was not forecast"
Registration N9145Y cancelled by the FAA on August 11, 1981
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. NTSB Identification: FTW77FA037 at https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=56777&key=0
2. FAA: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=9145Y
3. http://planecrashmap.com/plane/ar/N9145Y/
4. [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.baaa-acro.com/1977/archives/crash-of-a-piper-pa-31-navajo-chieftain-in-arkansas-5-killed/]
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Feb-2008 12:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 09-May-2015 17:01 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 23-Sep-2017 23:47 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Destination airport, Narrative] |
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